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A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the online version of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo is an established game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban all over UK.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favored areas where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. People are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the web can never replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a number of bingo players with little choice.